I have some pretty obvious faults. Perhaps the fault that’s the most annoying is that I’m always in a hurry. I do things too quickly. Look at my profile photo. My friend took the picture with my new $400 camera. I like the photograph but get a good look at how I trimmed those bangs coming over my forehead. I could have spent five minutes and done a nice, neat job. Instead I took five seconds and end up with a disaster. When I get excited I talk so fast that anyone who is bothering to listen...

The last few years I have been thinking about things. I’ve probably always thought, but I’ve become more aware of what exactly my brain comprehends. I might be out hiking by myself on a Saturday afternoon when I suddenly realize that my mind is busy mulling over something. Sometimes I will be pondering the world’s problems. Other times I find myself thinking philosophically. Sometimes my mind is concocting inane, silly concepts. I’ve considered carrying something to record some of my better,...

I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. My work has forced me to relocate in Yuma. There’s a lot I miss about living in Phoenix. I miss the life I lived there, friends, parents, even my favorite restaurants. But I miss nothing more than I miss my only sibling, my older brother Gary.

I flew through school without a hitch. If I ever received less than an 85% on any exam, I don’t remember it. My brother was just the opposite. Gary would study hours for a history exam and get...